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Concept information

Preferred term

genome assembly

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A sequencing technique in which many small DNA sequence pieces are put together using bioinformatics and computer algorithms to reconstruct the complete set of genetic material representing that in the chromosomes of an organism.

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Synonyms

  • genome sequence assembly

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/206219

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